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JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS

JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS

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Episode 392: James Santos of SEMAJ’$ COOKIES - Pacifica, CA [Part 5]. The Emotional Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship. Balancing Life with Cookie [MONSTER] Mastermind Creations. Wait For the MASH UPS.

Episode 392: James Santos of SEMAJ’$ COOKIES - Pacifica, CA [Part 5]. The Emotional Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship. Balancing Life with Cookie [MONSTER] Mastermind Creations. Wait For the MASH UPS.

2025-01-11
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Welcome to another episode of JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Show, where host Justin Bizzarro delves deep into the inspiring journey of James Santos, the creative genius behind Samaj'$ Cookies. Join us as James shares his unique story, transitioning from a job at the airport to full-time cookie entrepreneur during the pandemic. Discover how his love for cookies fueled his entrepreneurial spirit and led to the creation of innovative flavors, including the trendy Dubai Dream cookie.

Dive into a candid discussion about the challenges of balancing personal life with business pursuits. James opens up about maintaining relationships, achieving newfound peace, and his dream to expand the cookie empire. Explore the exotic world of Dubai Chocolate and learn about James' creative process in crafting delectable delights.

This episode provides a heartfelt glimpse into the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, the power of community connections, and the resilience needed to succeed in the ever-evolving cookie industry. Tune in for insights, inspiration, and a taste of what's next on this flavorful journey!

 

IG: @semajs_cookies

 

Entrepreneur interested in being on the show: https://calendly.com/justin-bizzarro/podcast

 

Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro)

 

Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary. His leadership and entrepreneur podcasts have positively impacted millions of people across the globe.

 

Free Podcast.  No Advertisements.  The stories of Food, Beverage, Farming, and Nutrition Entrepreneurs and how their failures led to the successes in their lives and in their business.  What does the future have in store for the food, beverage, and nutrition entrepreneur?

 

JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS

Email: justin.bizzarro@gmail.com

Instagram: @justinandthefoodentrepreneurs ( #foodentrepreneurs )

 

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